Lee Stempniak scored his fourth goal of the season in Saturday night’s 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Stempniak has now scored goals in three of his five games and points in all but one match. He will face a big challenge this Tuesday night as the Avalanche close out their road trip against the red hot Red Wings. Oct 23 - 2:39 AM

Lee Stempniak scored two goals in quick succession in the third, but could not quite tie the game as the Carolina Hurricanes lost a 3-2 decision to the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night.

Stempniak scored at the 3:18 minute mark in the third and then again less than one minute later at 4:14. He was unable to capitalize on his momentum, however, because he was sent to the penalty box at the 5:00 minute mark for high-sticking Patrick Maroon. The Hurricanes were hoping they could do to the Oilers what the Jets and Canucks did to them in the first two games and that was overcome a big deficit. In their first two contests the Canes had a lead of at least three goals at one point. Oct 19 - 1:18 AM

Lee Stempniak has signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Stempniak is getting a nice raise from the $850,000 contract he signed with the Devils last off-season. He managed 16 goals and 41 points for New Jersey in 63 games before he was dealt to Boston where he had 10 points in 19 games. All-in-all, he had a good fantasy season last year but don't expect 51 points this season. A 40 point year is more likely so draft him accordingly. Jul 1 - 2:31 PM

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Lee Stempniak scored his fourth goal of the season in Saturday night’s 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Stempniak has now scored goals in three of his five games and points in all but one match. He will face a big challenge this Tuesday night as the Avalanche close out their road trip against the red hot Red Wings.

Lee Stempniak scored two goals in quick succession in the third, but could not quite tie the game as the Carolina Hurricanes lost a 3-2 decision to the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night.

Stempniak scored at the 3:18 minute mark in the third and then again less than one minute later at 4:14. He was unable to capitalize on his momentum, however, because he was sent to the penalty box at the 5:00 minute mark for high-sticking Patrick Maroon. The Hurricanes were hoping they could do to the Oilers what the Jets and Canucks did to them in the first two games and that was overcome a big deficit. In their first two contests the Canes had a lead of at least three goals at one point.

Lee Stempniak has signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Stempniak is getting a nice raise from the $850,000 contract he signed with the Devils last off-season. He managed 16 goals and 41 points for New Jersey in 63 games before he was dealt to Boston where he had 10 points in 19 games. All-in-all, he had a good fantasy season last year but don't expect 51 points this season. A 40 point year is more likely so draft him accordingly.

Lee Stempniak may remain with the Bruins if his salary demands aren't too high.

He earned a one-year, $850,000 deal with the New Jersey Devils in October after he joined the team in September on a professional tryout. Stempniak notched 16 goals and 41 points in 63 contests with New Jersey prior to being traded to Boston. In 19 appearances with the Bruins, he recorded 10 points.

Boston forward Lee Stempniak scored in the Bruins' 5-2 loss to the Rangers in New York Wednesday night.

It was Stempniak's first point in seven games. His high-profile linemates assisted on the goals. Brad Marchand, who was pointless in his previous five games, picked up his 21st assist of the season while Patrice Bergeron notched his 34th. Frank Vatrano had Boston's other goal, his seventh of the season. The Bruins never led in this one, trailing 3-0 until Stempniak's goal and 4-1 until Vatrano's.

He generated six points in his first four games with the Bruins. Stempniak isn't alone, as linemates Patrice Bergeron (scoreless in four) and Brad Marchand (pointless in five) have also struggled to pick up points lately.

Lee Stempniak has been a great fit alongside Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand since he was acquired from New Jersey.

He has recorded one goal and five assists in five games with the Bruins. "You always try and hit the ground running," Stempniak said. "I think part of (the success with Bergeron and Marchand) is they have a tremendous amount of chemistry between themselves. They make plays, they handle the puck, they're tough to play against and they're always around the puck. They're tenacious. Those things tend to allow you to have the puck a little bit more, get more chances and spend more time in the offensive zone."

Lee Stempniak scored a goal and assisted on two others during the Boston Bruins' 5-4 overtime win over the Panthers in Florida Monday night.

Stempniak is playing well on a line with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. He assisted on two Bergeron goals, both scored in a first period that ended with the Bruins leading 4-1. Bergeron's first goal was scored only 34 seconds into the game. He scored another at 17:25 of the first period, giving him 30 goals on the season. Marchand also assisted on Bergeron's goals, giving him 20 assists on the season. Stempniak's assists gave him 30 on the season. His goal, a dramatic one in overtime after the Bruins allowed three to Florida in the second and third periods, was his 17th of the season. For a journeyman, Stempniak is doing just fine. And if he's available in your fantasy league (not likely), grab him. Boston's other goals Monday were scored by David Pastrnak and Brett Connolly. Pastrnak and Connolly each have nine goals on the season. Claude Julien became the winningest coach in Bruins history with his 388th regular season victory.

He got his first points with the Bruins in the contest and he has meshed well alongside Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. Stempniak and his linemates were tasked with shutting down Patrick Kane and they did just that in the victory.

Lee Stempniak is taking line rushes with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand.

There was an initial report that he could start on the fourth line, but this was the unit that many expected to him to play on and it makes a lot more sense. Stempniak had 16 goals and 41 points in 63 games with the Devils prior to being acquired by Boston.

Lee Stempniak will make his Bruins debut on Tuesday night, and as fate has it against one of his previous eight clubs - the Calgary Flames.

Stempniak is set to begin on the fourth line to the right of Landon Ferraro and Noel Acciari, but this will change as he meshes with Boston. He has 16 goals and 41 points along with 83 hits through 63 games, after all. As for his feelings, as Stempniak told Matt Kalman, "you have to play to your strengths as an individual and that complements the group, and you just have to have that confidence to your game."

The Boston Bruins have acquired Lee Stempniak for a second round pick in 2017 and a fourth round draft pick in 2016.

This is the fourth time in six deadlines the veteran forward has been moved. Stempniak leaves the Devils as their leading scorer with 16 goals and 41 points along with 83 hits through 63 games. The 33-year-old veteran will be a UFA come July 1st.

According to Gary Lawless, the Devils want a second round pick for Lee Stempniak.

Stempniak is having his best season since perhaps 2010-11 with then-Pheonix when he scored 19 goals and 38 points. This season, he has 16 goals and 41 points with New Jersey and is shooting at a remarkable 13.3% clip. Though it's worth noting that February has been his least successful month with two goals and five points in 13 games. The 33-year-old veteran carries a very low cap hit of just $850K as well.

Lee Stempniak is likely to be traded, according to Damien Cox of Sportsnet.

Stempniak has had an impressive season with the Devils, putting up 16 goals and 41 points. He’d make a great rental addition for a contender. He is making $850,000, so pretty much any team can fit him under the salary cap.

Teuvo Teravainen scored the first and last goal of the night for the Carolina Hurricanes, but it was not enough to stem a 6-5 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night.

Teravainen’s first goal of the contest came at the 19:22 minute mark of the first and it tied the game at the time. His second goal was scored at 9:21 and lifted the Canes to a two-point advantage, but he was answered by Nick Ritchie and Corey Perry. This pair of goals snapped an eight-game span in which he failed to score a single point. His last goal came nine games ago on November 18th, so players could be forgiven if he was not on their roster.

Oh man were these highlight reel goals. The first one was a beautiful give and go that started behind the Canes night and finished with a triple deke finish from Ryan. The second of the night by Ryan was equally spectacular with a give and go shorthanded play with Brock McGinn. He may be an old first year player but he is getting the job done right now with five points in his last five games.

Jeff Skinner scored a goal on the power-play for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

The goal was his 8th of the season and 2nd on the power-play. He currently sits at 16 points in 17 games and looks to have finally put his concussion issues behind him for good. His goal tied the game 17:21 into the first period, it was assisted by Derek Ryan and Lee Stempniak. Viktor Stalberg then scored the game-winning goal short-handed midway through the second period. Skinner is hot with 10 points in his last 12 games.

Joakim Nordstrom scored the only goal in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.

It took a while, but we finally got a goal in this game. Nordstrom broke the scoreless tie at the 10:48 mark of the third period. Viktor Stalberg picked up the assist on Nordstrom's first goal of the year. The 24-year-old has three points in 15 games this season.

The winger was diagnosed with the disease earlier in the month and while he wants to return to the lineup this season, he needs to stay on schedule. "I'm just taking it day by day, hopefully letting the treatment take its part," Bickell said this week. "I'm just taking it day by day and having ups and downs through the day." Bickell and Josh Harding have been talking. Harding, a former netminder with the Wild, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 but continued to play in the NHL for a few years. We wish Bickell all the health and happiness.

Sebastian Aho scored the only goal Saturday night in a 2-1 loss of the Carolina Hurricanes to the Ottawa Senators.

Aho drew first blood with a goal at the 11:24 minute mark of the first that went unanswered for 15 minutes until Dion Phaneuf answered for Ottawa. Aho earned his goal by taking the most shots for the Canes with six pucks aimed at Craig Anderson. That was 18 percent of the Hurricanes shot productivity.

Hanifin brings his season's sum up to two goals and nine whole points in 23 games this season. He has 31 points in 102 career games thus far, while still very young, it doesn't appear he'll boast some of the classic Norris Trophy numbers we're used to seeing from top defensemen.

Jaccob Slavin led the Carolina Hurricanes with seven shots on goal Sunday.

The defenseman had only 32 in 24 games heading into action Sunday so this came out of nowhere. Slavin has a goal and seven points in 25 games and while he has some offensive upside, it hasn't translated into points thus far.

Nice bounce back for the 32 year-old vet who allowed five goals the night before against Anaheim. He's having a bounce back year altogether with a stellar 2.22 GAA and .920 save percentage to go with eight wins in 20 games started. Start him if you got him.